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Quickly as possible and close this chapter in the armys and bowe bergdahls history. >> mick, thank you. its been six weeks since bowe bergdahl was released from taliban captivity. the investigation is still ongoing. so should bowe bergdahl be allowed back into active duty? go to newsnation.msnbc.com to cast that vote. theres a lot going on this morning. here some are things we thought you should know. the dea has reportedly launched an investigation into prescription drug abuse in the nfl acco...

The bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. the former taliban prisoner, sergeant bowe bergdahl is returning to work in the military six weeks after a controversial prison swap set him free. he spent five years in captivity. we have video showing she taliban handing him back over. in exchange the united states released five leaders from guantanamo. some lawmakers slammed the deal and said tray trading the taliban fighters was too high a price. they cite fellow soldiers who say he wande...

After six weeks of therapy and counselling with hes expected to take up the position at army north headquarters in houston. he spent five years in taliban captivity. today the house committee on veteran affairs will hold a lot hearing on the va scandal. they are struggling to compensate those wounded or injured during military service. new jersey senator cory booker on a mission. trying to take a selfie with each one of his fellow senators. hes got ten so far on instagram. 89 more to go. hes...

Forced to evacuate. firefighters helped everyone by climbing out through the roof. there was a massive storm going on at the time. the monorail will be open and running later today. six weeks after being released from taliban captivity in exchange for five gitmo terrorist, bowe bergdahl is set to resume life on active duty today. hes finished his therapy and counseling sessions and will now begin a job at fort sam houston in san antonio, texas. he is expected to meet with a

Could they him about his experience? because in order to prove desertion, you have to prove intent. >> right. >> will they be able to question him now that he is effectively in general population? >> right, thats the next step. theyre actually going to get his side of the the story. up until now, it was all handled by the medical people. now weve got the u.s. army, the regular line army, talking to him. hes going to have to answer questions like the circumstances surrounding his departure. the c...

I dont think hes ready to sort of bow out to the second elections he thinks hes been cheated out of. >> thank you very much, val vali nasr. always great to see you. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is ready to return to active duty. the military officials telling nbc news the former p.o.w. is now in the final stages of reintegration. thats their word. at ft. sam houston in san antonio, texas. bergdahl will likely be assigned a defrk job on the base and for the first time since his release from capt...

But we understand that he is being advised not to talk about his disappearance from his base with anybody else but the investigators. and certainly at this point, they are advising him not to talk to the media about his time in captivity and his subsequent reintegration. you know, they are looking into the possibility, number one, that he deserted. that appears to be unlikely because theres no indication he would have left the military forever. but certainly he -- the initial investigation five ...

Access to him. now that hes not in an inpatient status. >> the consequences for him, what kind of punishment? >> well, i think even if they have a court martial and find him guilty of the worst crime, theyre not going to do anything to him. he spent five years in captivity at the hands of the taliban. what worse -- what are they going to do to him? >> its interesting. his life -- you know, before you came on, his life will never be the same, regardless. if hes guilty or innocent of desertion -- ...

You would tell the president not to go the to border because you dont want a picture with those kids. >> there is an election in less than a hundred days. >> you said the beautiful children. >> it isnt a pleasant scene. this is advice -- go down there, gather up ten kids, take them to the border and give them water and say yes, you can go home. >> yes, we can go to commercial break. >> bowe bergdahl who returned to the united states weeks ago spending five years in taliban captivity could return...

Switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business. built for business. released in may after five years in captivity in afghanistan, sergeant bowe bergdahl is moving ahead with his recovery and that means hes just about to return to active duty. our ed lavandera is joining us from dallas right now. do we know when, do we know where he will return to active duty? >> hes been assigned to a new unit. that happened today. hes officially done with the reintegration phase three portion of...